From: Unresolved issues and controversies surrounding the management of colorectal cancer liver metastasis
Author | Year | N a | TT, n | Morbidity, % | Mortality, % | PFS, mo | OS, m | Conclusions |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Mehta [54] | 2008 | 173 | 130 NC+HR 43 HR alone | nr | nr | nr | nr | NC was associated with regimen-specific hepatic injury. However, this did not increase postoperative morbidity and Mortality |
nr | nr | nr | nr | |||||
Scoggins [55] | 2009 | 186 | 112 NC+HR | 49 | 0 | 40 | 56 | Similar remarks as Mehta et. Al |
 |  |  | 74 HR alone | 47 | 7 | 56 | 65 |  |
Pawlik [53] | 2007 | 212 | 153 NC+HR 59 HR alone | 35 | 0 | nr | nr | Preoperative chemotherapy is associated with hepatic injury in 20 to 30% of patients and the type of injury was regimen-specific |
30 | 4 | nr | nr | |||||
2008 | 364 | 151 NC+HR 152 HR alone | 25 | 0.66 | 19 | 61 | In resectable CRLM, bChemotherapy does not improve OS. However, it improves PFS | |
16 | 1.3 | 12 | 54 | |||||
Vauthey [52] | 2006 | 406 | 248 NC+HR 158 HR alone | 23 | 14.7 | nr | nr | NC induces regimen-specific significant liver injury and increases mortality after liver resection |
18 | 1.6 | nr | nr | |||||
Welsh [56] | 2007 | 497 | 252 NC+HR | 29 | 2 | nr | nr | Liver resection for CRLM is safe following NC |
 |  |  | 245 HR | 27 | 2 | nr | nr |  |
Reddy [61] | 2009 | 499 | 297 NC+HR | nr | nr | nr | 53 | NC was not associated with improved RFS and OS |
 |  |  | 202 HR alone | nr | nr | nr | 36 |  |
cAdam [50] | 2010 | 1471 | 169 NC+HR | 37 | 2.1 | nr | nr | NC did not improve the outcome of patients with resectable CRLM |
 |  |  | 1302 HR alone | 24 | 1.9 | nr | nr |  |